FIFA 22 has to remove one of the greatest football legends from the game: Maradona. Here is how this looks in the game.
Who is it about? Diego Maradona (1960-2020) was an Argentine football star, often mentioned alongside players like Pelé when discussing who the greatest player of all time was.
Accordingly, he was also very strong in FIFA 22: His four icon cards in Ultimate Team, representing different stages of his career, have ratings of 91, 95, 97, and 98.
He was thus one of the best players in the game.
Maradona is one of the best dribblers in the game
FIFA 22 has to remove Maradona due to lawsuit
This is why Maradona is removed: A message from the FIFA team appears in the game, explaining that Maradona must be largely removed from FIFA 22 due to a lawsuit from third parties.
The price range of Maradona items will be established
He will also be removed from the “Soccer Aid World XI Team”
The latter is the legends team that you can play in the Kick-off mode. In the live version of the team, Maradona is already unavailable – his previous position in attack has now been taken by Puskas.
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What happens if I already have Maradona? If you already have a Maradona card in Ultimate Team, it currently looks like you can continue to use it. So far, Maradona has only been removed from the packs in Ultimate Team and the Draft.
Already active cards are expected to still be playable. Tradable Maradona cards will likely still be available on the transfer market.
However, it is possible that the cards may soon become even rarer on the market than before – after all, no “new” ones will come in.
In conclusion, the announcement emphasizes that EA hopes to have Maradona back in the game in the future. It is possible that a solution will continue to be sought – but currently, Maradona is not available.
Shadowlands will receive another season, although no patch is planned. What does this mean for World of Warcraft? Is this good?
Actually, the big reveal of World of Warcraft and its next expansion is still a few weeks away, but Blizzard has already presented players with some changes to bridge the waiting time. Especially fans of instanced endgame content should be pleased: There will be a Season 4 in Shadowlands.
With Season 4, Blizzard will initiate several experiments. Not only will the “Mythic+” pool be significantly modified, but the Shadowlands raids will also be revamped.
What happened? Blizzard has unexpectedly announced another season for Shadowlands, which will take place after the current third season. While there won’t be any new major content patch for Shadowlands, patch 9.2.5 will likely bring numerous small adjustments, ensuring that at least raid and dungeon fans will have something to look forward to.
What will happen to the raids? The developers plan to make all Shadowlands raids relevant for Season 4. This means there will be boss fights in the raids Castle Nathria, Sanctum of Domination, and Mausoleum of the First that will still be quite challenging with current gear. Along with this, loot will be available that exceeds the item level of the current Mausoleum of the First.
In other words: In Season 4 you can obtain good loot in all Shadowlands raids that strengthens your character.
Beating Denathrius again – it will be worth it in Season 4.
Will the raids be harder? Yes. To ensure that the raids drop better loot, the difficulty level will also be increased. This is expected to function through a “thematically tied to the Progenitor affix system.” It seems that Nathria, the Sanctum, and the Mausoleum will have additional affixes in Season 4 that will make boss fights particularly tricky and add a new twist. It is also quite likely that the general strength of the bosses will be appropriately increased.
Which affixes will be available, whether there will be multiple of them, and if they will rotate in some way – that is all still unknown.
What does Blizzard hope to achieve? Probably several things. On one hand, this is comparatively easier content to bridge the gap until the next expansion and to offer at least a part of the player base something fresh.
On the other hand, it is simply an experiment – as Blizzard itself states. They want to find out how a season in World of Warcraft can look and what changes can be made to keep the content challenging and appealing.
In doing so, Blizzard is also responding to a significant criticism from recent years. Developers have repeatedly been accused – with some justification – of devaluing old content too quickly and rendering it essentially irrelevant once a new patch is released. While this is part of the nature of an MMORPG like WoW, a revitalized final season at the end of an expansion could bring a breath of fresh air.
More current news about WoW: Shadowlands can be found here:
What do you think of this idea of a “final season” in which all raids of the current expansion are made relevant again for one last hurrah? Is this a good way to refresh the content and give all players a final look back at the expansion? Or is this just reheated content that you have long been tired of?
Let us know in the comments!
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Warhammer: Odyssey is an MMORPG for Android and iOS that aimed to bring real PC feeling to the smartphone. Accordingly, it does not utilize autoplay. However, the servers have been offline for almost a week. The reason for this is an attack on the game’s database. The developer has now hired an outside firm to solve the problem.
What is the nature of the attack? On March 17, the developer Virtual Realms announced that the servers of the two games Celtic Heroes and Warhammer: Odyssey would be taken offline. The company cited a security breach as the reason.
The databases are said to have been hacked by one or more individuals. The complete code of the games was extracted and even publicly leaked.
Initially, it was unclear whether account data was also affected, but the developers stated that these are stored securely on the servers of Apple, Google, and Facebook.
Meanwhile, Virtual Realms has engaged an outside firm to close the security hole. However, due to additional DDoS attacks on the games, the servers of Warhammer: Odyssey will remain offline for the time being.
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The return of Warhammer: Odyssey does not have a fixed date yet
What exactly do the developers say? In a statement, the developers addressed their players via Discord. It states:
Last week, we found that one or more unauthorized individuals had accessed our internal network and acquired the source files of Warhammer: Odyssey and the database. This weekend, this information was uploaded and made publicly accessible. Our team has obtained this data, and we are now investigating the extent of the leak and whether sensitive player information is included.
Since Warhammer: Odyssey employs a one-time login for account creation (Google Play, Apple, and Facebook), we do not store passwords for these accounts, and your Google Play, Apple iCloud, and Facebook accounts are not compromised.
However, there will be a rollback of the servers to a time before the attack occurred. The developers currently do not know exactly when that will be:
As mentioned, Warhammer: Odyssey will require a rollback of the database to a time before the breach, but that time has yet to be determined. All Sovereigns purchased and acquired since then will be fully refunded. Once the servers are back online and we observe the situation, we will re-enable downloads in the Google Play and Apple App Store as soon as it is safe.
I apologize for the inconvenience this has caused all players, and we understand your frustration at having to wait a few more days to play again.
When exactly Warhammer: Odyssey will be back online is still unknown. It is certain that this will not happen today, March 23.
Warhammer: Odyssey aimed to be a PC MMORPG for Mobile
What kind of game is this? Warhammer: Odyssey is basically a classic MMORPG that you play on your smartphone or tablet:
You create your hero from the 6 classes Archmage, Shadow Warrior, Witch Hunter, Warrior Priest, Slayer, Engineer.
You complete many quests, including side missions from well-known NPCs from the Warhammer world.
You explore places like the city of Marienburg or the Drakwald Forest, known from the Warhammer Universe.
It is possible to form a Mercenary Company, which is essentially a guild.
The unique aspect compared to many mobile MMORPGs is that you really have to play and fight actively. There is no auto-play, not even automatic walking to quest objectives.
You can get a glimpse of the gameplay in this video from YouTuber Gaming Hardcore:
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What has been the reception of Warhammer: Odyssey? Mixed. In the first reviews, it received a fair amount of praise. However, the game now has 3.0 stars on the Play Store and 3.5 stars on the App Store, placing it more in the middle of mobile MMORPGs.
Criticisms include monotonous quests, high grind with poor drop rates, and relatively weak graphics.
However, those looking for really good mobile MMORPGs will find them in this list:
In League of Legends, the mid laner Faker has earned a reputation as the greatest player of all time. Now he has established the champion, Kai’Sa, in a new variant for the mid lane as a meta pick, despite the fact that she is actually a bot laner that few wanted to play. Yet, regular players wonder: Is the champion really as good as she seems in Faker’s hands?
What kind of champion is this?
Kai’Sa, the “Daughter of the Void”, is an unusual ADC champion who relies primarily on skill shots with long range on her W. The special twist of the champion is that her abilities “evolve” when she reaches certain thresholds with her items: her Q changes at 100 AD, and her W at 100 AP.
Kai’Sa was popular around 2020 but got nerfed so much in 2021 that she was hardly played. Her laning phase is considered too weak, she has no crowd control and practically no escape options when things get tough, which in the eyes of some fans is already way too sexy.
The currently trending bot lane champs in LoL are Jinx or Aphelios. Kai’Sa was mostly played in the bot lane as artillery from the backline. She does have high burst damage but no sustained high damage. However, a new variant of Kai’Sa is surfacing: she is being played as an “AP champion” in the mid lane.
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AP Kai’Sa is a killer from a distance – At least in Faker’s hands
How did the trend come about? The trend is primarily due to superstar Faker. The South Korean national hero pulled out Kai’Sa in the mid lane in a series against Kwangdong Freecs in mid-March and finished the match with this unusual pick with a KDA of 4-3-5. In the hands of the ultra-talented mid laner, Kai’Sa suddenly looked like the new meta overpick or simply “unfair”.
Faker only played Kai’Sa twice in the LCK but also repeatedly used the champion in SoloQ, delivering strong performances there.
How does Faker do it? Faker plays Kai’Sa with an AP build and takes advantage of her immense burst damage late in the game to deal a lot of damage from the background.
This fulfills the power fantasy of a mid laner, influencing the match significantly from the safety of a great distance, by bringing enemies to the brink of death even before the start of the actual fight and softening them up.
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Is Kai’Sa really as strong as it seems? That is still up in the air. The site Inven has spoken to some professionals who currently see high potential in Kai’Sa but also clear weaknesses:
Kai’Sa is a champion with clear strengths and weaknesses and needs specific situations to function perfectly.
Pro player Palafox explains: Kai’Sa can reach a point where she deals 1,000 damage with her W over half the map, which is already great.
However, this takes a while. Only once she has 100 AP does her W really start to shine, as Inven notes. Before that, she has a rather weak laning phase. Everything gets better once she has her first items.
Inven further concludes: Even in long team fights, Kai’Sa cannot really convince because she lacks the sustained damage typical of marksmen. She rather plays the role of an assassin.
How difficult many “normal players” find it to play Kai’Sa is evident from her mixed statistics. As reported by AFKGaming, she has a win rate of only 44.8% as a mid laner in solo queue. It is believed that many “normal players” do not understand how to play this champion.
Mid laner Faker is considered the greatest LoL player of all time.
However, Faker believes that “his champion” could succeed. In an interview with Inven he says:
I think it is a lot of fun to play Kai’Sa. I had a lot of fun with her, and I think other pros will also play her when they realize how much fun it is.
Faker
The season in LoL is now heading into the hot phase with the playoffs. It will be exciting to see if Kai’Sa can establish herself as an interesting pick in the mid lane.
One of the key topics was the character creator. A debut for the Borderlands series: For the first time ever, you can create your own character from scratch in the crazy world of the series, regardless of which class you play in Wonderlands.
Of course, in the past, you could also make quite extravagant costume changes to the Vault Hunters of the Borderlands games. But in “Wonderlands,” it takes things a step further.
This is what the new character creator in Wonderlands looks like
What’s in the character editor: In the character editor of Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, you have numerous options to customize your characters.
Much experimentation happened during the Wondercast stream (via Twitch)
You can customize hair, beards, and faces
Body type and size are customizable
You can also choose a personality
Details for eyes such as eyelashes, eye color, and shape – all that is customizable
The same applies to ears, lips, nose & co.
Nothing has to be symmetrical
Skin colors and shapes are selectable
Makeup can also be customized
The armor can be decorated
Back in November 2021, the developers explained to us in an interview during the Wonderlands interview that it was important for them that players could fully express themselves in their characters, referencing tabletop RPGs.
A wide range of options are available (via Twitch)
Accordingly, the editor would come with few limits: “You get tattoos, makeup, hair, helmets, not just skin colors, but also skin types – like diamond or gold. You can be a fish person or a dragon being. You can have one big and one small eye. It doesn’t have to be symmetrical either. You can mix everything you want,” Art Director Adam May explained at the time in the interview: “Probably a lot of monsters will be created there.”
Customization items for your appearance will be scattered throughout the world along with the usual weapon loot.
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Overall, an editor element in Wonderlands offers more than, for example, in Borderlands. In Borderlands, you typically do not see your character – with few exceptions – but play from the first-person perspective. So only teammates can enjoy the cool new outfit. This is also possible in Wonderlands thanks to multiplayer and crossplay.
This time, along with the familiar first-person elements, there is also an additional tabletop-style map that plays an important part in the game. On it, your character is represented as a small figure – including the customizations.
Blizzard has announced major changes for World of Warcraft. By the end of Shadowlands, a Season will start, which will run differently than you are used to. In the popular Mythic+, old dungeons will return – and the system will even be expanded.
This is what Blizzard says: In a new post in the US forums, community manager Kaivax talks about the upcoming changes in WoW Shadowlands. Initially, the expansion was supposed to end after Patch 9.2, but apparently, there will be more content after the current story.
“Later this year” the 4th Season of Shadowlands is set to start. This applies to both PvP and PvE. In PvP, there will be a new title called “Eternal Gladiator” and in PvE, the developers aim to approach the Mythic+ system with a completely new approach.
Which dungeons are returning? In Season 4 of Shadowlands, 8 dungeons will be included in the M+-instances pool, including 6 from past expansions:
Tazavesh: Streets of Wonder and So’leah’s Gambit (Shadowlands)
Mechagon: Junkyard and Workshop (Battle for Azeroth)
Upper and Lower Karazhan (Legion)
2 dungeons from Warlords of Draenor
Which dungeons from Draenor will return will be decided by a vote. You can participate in a poll in the official forum and choose from the 8 dungeons of the expansion. The two dungeons with the most votes will be included.
The announcement of the new season and the returning dungeons is not everything. In the Bluepost, the community manager also talks about a completely new system: raids with additional mechanics.
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This is also in the announcement: In the last paragraph, Kaivax mentions introducing some “mechanical tricks” into the raids of Shadowlands: Castle Nathria, the Sanctum of Domination, and the Mausoleum of the First.
The goal is to make all three raids relevant again in Season 4. With increasing difficulties, there will also be better raid loot in all three raids. However, which affixes will be introduced and how exactly they will work has not yet been revealed.
The idea of “Mythic+-Raids” has been floating around for years. In 2017, WoW head Ion Hazzikostas was asked what he thinks about it. Back then, it was said that the target audience was hard to grasp. However, these considerations seem to have evolved since then.
When is Season 4 coming? So far, there is no specific date for Season 4. The current Season 3 started only with Patch 9.2 on March 1 and will certainly run for several months. Late summer or autumn 2022 seems likely for the start.
That another season is coming also means that the new expansion will likely take longer to arrive. The content from Shadowlands will therefore be stretched a bit longer until Patch 10.0 finally releases.
However, Season 4 promises significant changes that players have been waiting for some time. What do you think about making old content interesting again?
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New World has issued permanent bans against 500 players. But how many players are currently still on board, nearly half a year after release?
This is the ban: A duplication bug recently circulated in New World. Although it was quickly removed, it still led to some players securing some valuable item duplicates.
“We have removed a considerable number of duplicate items from the game,” describes Community Manager “Luxendra” in the New World forum. This also included some extremely valuable items, which have now been removed again. A few items seem to have remained: “The team believes that the remaining items will not have long-term effects on the economy” (via New World forums).
However, the “removal” was not limited to items but also included some of the offenders: “Regarding bans, we have permanently banned over 500 players who most frequently broke the rules,” explains Luxendra.
Additionally, some temporary bans were also issued, which have now already expired.
For the accounts of over 500 players, however, it is now first over with New World. But how many are actually still there?
This is what the numbers for New World currently look like on Steam
How many are still playing New World? Looking at the numbers on “SteamCharts”, it is quickly apparent that a large part of the player base has now apparently turned to other games.
In the “last 30 days”, New World counts an average of about 22,807 players (via SteamCharts) and a peak of 43,078 simultaneous players. For comparison:
In February 2022, there were still 32,387 on average and 67,943 at peak
In January 2022, New World averaged 65,107 players and had a peak of 117,042 active players.
Currently, New World ranks 42nd among the top games in the Steam charts – surrounded by games such as
So New World is certainly still being played, but the record times with six-figure player numbers are over for now. Will the future change that? In any case, New World has just presented a roadmap showing what to expect from the game in the coming months.
Destiny 2 bids farewell to the Iron Banner this week. Lord Saladin will leave the Tower again and focus on his seasonal tasks, as the legendary PsiOps Battlegrounds begin. What awaits you in Destiny 2 this week is explained by MeinMMO.
This is happening this week: In the story, the last rotation at Operation Elbrus in the seasonal campaign on the Moon has been completed. Now the question arises whether the alliance with the Cabal can last permanently. At least Caiatl, the current leader of the Cabal, is ready to entrust Commander Zavala with her people’s legacy blindly and to sacrifice everything down to the last fighter.
This week, players are also getting a reputation rank boost from the Vagabond. However, this is currently not the favorite pastime of the Guardians, as a weapon is currently dominating Gambit with a reign of terror. But don’t worry, that will end today, as Bungie has addressed the bug in today’s hotfix 4.0.0.4 just in time.
In the Throne World of Savathun and in the Enclave on Mars, Guardians have also become somewhat accustomed to weapon crafting. They have discovered that they can even create improved versions of their old favorite weapons that once fell victim to sunsetting.
You must prevent the Devils from taking control of Rasputin’s warmind satellites again this week. If this were to happen, Golden Age turrets would be aimed at the Tower and the Last City within minutes.
Playlist Strikes have these modifiers:
Arc Burn Heavyweight
Blackout
The burn modifier accompanies you throughout the week, while the others change daily.
These weapons drop from Nightfalls: Each week, players can receive certain weapons from the Nightfall strikes. Currently, there are eight weapons in rotation in the loot pool. Two of them are available each week.
The Comedian, Void Shotgun
The Hot Head, Arc Rocket Launcher
The Palindrome – 140 Void Hand Cannon
Duty Bound – 600 Kinetic Auto Rifle
Silikonneurom – 72 Kinetic Sniper Rifle
Plug-One.1 – Arc Fusion Rifle
Top Nightfalls: On April 5, the Hardcore mode in the Nightfalls will start. Then you can also earn the current Nightfall weapon as an improved Master version (Adept).
In the Glass Chamber, you can take on the challenge “Wait for it…” In this challenge, you can only kill the Wyverns during the encounter once they begin to sacrifice themselves at the Conflux. This is not as easy as it sounds. If only one successfully sacrifices itself, you must start over.
As a reward, in Challenge Mode, the Time-lost weapon “Vision of Confluence” awaits. This weapon will then guarantee to come with 2 perks per slot. However, note that Hard and Normal modes share the loot.
The armor focusing in the raid “Glass Chamber” this week: Intelligence
This week, challenges also start in the new raid “The Oath of the Student.” However, the specifics of these challenges and what you need to do for them is currently not known.
Savathun’s Throne World – Weekly campaign mission
“The Last Chance”: This week, you can play the eighth campaign mission of Witch Queen as a repeatable story mission. It involves following Eris’ trusted source, who informs you about an artifact in the Throne World that might hold the answer to how Savathun gained the Light.
Crucible – These are the PvP playlists:
Private Match
Rumble
Control
Elimination
Glory Survival
Glory Survival: Freelance
Conflict
Trials of Osiris (March 25 – 29 / 6 PM)
Active bonus this week: The Vagabond releases the primordial and grants you a Gambit reputation rank boost this week.
Ascendant Challenge – Dreaming City
Petra Venj can now be found in the Dreaming City right at the spawn point – as always during the 2nd curse week. At the same time, the 6th Ascendant Challenge is active.
Sources for top loot in Season 16 of Destiny 2
This is the new max level: In the new season of the Resurrected, the maximum power level of your gear is 1,560. This means that the power level at the start of the DLC has increased by +230 power levels compared to the previous Season 15. However, all players will also be raised to a base power level of 1,350 at the start, and there are many sources to level up quickly.
Complete 3 Vanguard operation strikes with matching focus (+1)
Hawthorne’s clan task (+1)
Trials of Osiris (+2)
Glimmer highlights in the Eververse
A Guardian in Destiny 2 likes to visit Tess Everis and get a nice cosmetic for their character. There you can pay with your earned in-game currency (Glimmer).
A highlight this week from the Eververse.
This week, you can also get the following for Glimmerfrom Tess:
Another ornament for the “Abyss Walker Set”
Exotic emote “Spring Shower”
Exotic ghost shell “Terrain Shell”
Exotic sparrow “Canopus Trireme”
Exotic sparrow “Terran Sidecar”
Exotic ship “Constellation Artist”
Exotic weapon ornament “Gjnkr” for the rocket launcher “Gjallarhorn”
Rare emote “TaaDaa”
Legendary ghost projection “Stasis Projection”
Shader “Clear”
Will you take on the raid challenge in
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In Destiny 2, on Tuesday, March 22, a server downtime for hotfix 4.0.0.4 is scheduled. This also includes downtime on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC, and Google Stadia. MeinMMO is tracking the downtime and will inform you when exactly you cannot play today.
What you need to know today: New content also brings several possibilities for bugs in Destiny 2. Some are already known, which is why Bungie is releasing hotfix 4.0.0.4 today. However, the server downtime today is expected to be very short, so hopefully, you won’t have to wait long to play.
MeinMMO is tracking hotfix 4.0.0.4 and will constantly update this article with fresh information.
Update history for hotfix 4.0.0.4: 7:00 PM: Maintenance went as planned and has just been completed. Console players experiencing issues updating to 4.0.0.4 should restart their console and try downloading the update again. 6:00 PM: The update has been completed and is now rolling out across all platforms. The update on PC is 126.9 MB. 5:45 PM: Maintenance has begun, and players have been removed from all activities. Bungie has also published the patch notes for the update. You can find them further down in the article.
Maintenance on 22.03. – All times and server downtime
These times are important today:
At 5:00 PM German time, maintenance begins on all platforms.
From 5:45 PM, the servers will go offline. You will be kicked from activities, and downtime begins.
Around 6:00 PM, the servers are expected to be back online, and hotfix 4.0.0.4 can be loaded.
By 7:00 PM, the maintenance is expected to be fully completed.
It is important: Even if you have downloaded the update, there may be connection issues until the end of maintenance around 7:00 PM. You might have to expect queues at login.
Today, Hunters, Titans, and Warlocks will have to be patient for a while.
What changes with hotfix 4.0.0.4 in season 16
What the hotfix bringstoday: It is firmly planned for today to remove the resource caps for weapon crafting. What else is being addressed in the latest hotfix 4.0.0.4, we do not yet know. However, Bungie has already published a list of known issues in the last TWaB blog (This Week at Bungie) that are on the to-do list.
This includes the bug that armors are only available with very low stat values, which currently affects the NPC vendors in the Tower, Ikora Rey in the legendary campaign and Xur.
What is currently on Bungie’s hotfix list:
Increased occurrence of error codes Marmot, Centipede, and Calabrese.
Players who go flawless in Trials do not receive weapons or rewards after their victory. Also, no Mementos drop in Trials of Osiris.
The progress tracking for “The Oryx’s Leviathan” raid teams seems to be broken.
Season 15 Pathfinder and Season 14 Lightbearer armor sets can no longer be applied as ornaments if they have been unlocked through armor synthesis.
The yellow subtitles on the PS5 platform are either not visible or appear and are only displayed as white text.
And unfortunately, there is also still an issue with the Bungie names, as not all players have been able to change their Bungie name after the release.
These errors have additionally been reported by players:
The charge banners in the activity “Source” on Grandmaster and in the raid “Oryx’s SotN” do not always work correctly. Sometimes it takes a while for players to charge.
In the activity “Vox Obscura” on Grandmaster, errors occur where players can fall through the map with the tank and have to start from the beginning.
If you notice any issues in the game, it is recommended to report them directly through the official Bungie Help Forum to raise awareness.
So you don’t get bored during the server downtime:
What is in the patch notes? The patch notes for today’s update will be released later. Traditionally, the information is published together or a bit later after the update itself. As soon as we have them, we will add them here as a link.
Many Guardians are primarily waiting for the fix for the poor armor values at the NPCs, so that visiting the vendors becomes worthwhile again. Are you in the same boat? And have you also noticed errors in the game that Bungie may have overlooked? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
At least you can expect the first improvements for weapon crafting after the update:
The old school MMORPG Gran Skrea Online (PC) is shutting down, just 4 years after it started. The developers explain what happened to the game and how it will proceed after the MMORPG ends. We at MeinMMO summarize.
What kind of game is this? Gran Skrea Online was meant to appeal to the old school community. It relied on a medieval fantasy world and a role-playing concept that you would expect more from older games. Players could distribute their skill points freely and even completely misallocate them.
Furthermore, the game offered the following activities:
A focus on story and a well-told narrative
PvE for solo players and groups
Open-world PvP with full loot, meaning you lose items when you die
A complex crafting system that allowed you to create better equipment
A moral system that punished bad deeds
Player housing
In the future, ships, more cities, and guilds were to be introduced, but that is now history.
Gran Skrea launched with big plans in June 2018 as Early Access on Steam and remains there to this day. The MMORPG struggled with serious technical issues until the end and could only win a few players.
However, it has mostly positive reviews on Steam, as the few fans that the game managed to attract were enthusiastic. Nevertheless, the developers found themselves in a dead end, leading to the game’s shutdown.
In this video, YouTuber TheLazyPeon plays the MMORPG:
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“The game would never have worked without significant investments”
Why is the game shutting down? In a statement on Steam titled “Gran Skrea Offline”, the developers honestly reveal why Gran Skrea was no longer salvageable. They explain that the MMORPG started as a hobby project in 2014 and that they drastically underestimated the ongoing costs of an online role-playing game.
They say that while their team could have developed new content and provided regular updates for the game, they could not manage the technical issues at the same time.
This led to frequent lags and server crashes, the causes of which were clear and what needed to be done was known. However, these tasks were so massive that they would have required significantly more manpower to address. This additional workforce would also have needed more funding, presenting the next challenge.
Ultimately, only an average of 2 players were playing the MMORPG simultaneously on Steam. (via Steamcharts.com).
Focusing on attracting more players to the game, which would also mean more revenue, would not have worked. The game was technically unable to handle larger player numbers. If we had focused on fixing the bugs bit by bit, there would have been no new content and thus no new players, so that was not really an option either.
We let it run for a while longer, but the truth is that the game would never have worked without significant financial investments.
What’s next? On June 1st, almost exactly 4 years after the launch of Early Access, Gran Skrea Online will be discontinued, and the servers will go offline for good. However, you can no longer purchase the game even now.
They also reveal that there are no realistic plans to restart the MMORPG in the future. Instead, they want to focus on a single-player project that would better match the size of the team and financial resources, according to the developers.
The new game is titled The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker and aims to set similar focuses as Gran Skrea. The developers promise that you will enjoy the new game if you had fun in Gran Skrea.
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The community reacts surprisingly positively
How are the fans reacting? The comments under the announcement in the Steam forum are overwhelmingly positive. Many players thank the team for the shared experience and the honesty.
Some also admit that they are looking forward to the single-player project just as much as to the MMORPG and assure the developer team of their continued support. Of course, the fans are still sad that Gran Skrea is being permanently shut down. Overall, however, the tone is positive and understanding.
What are the players saying? This is how the last players of the MMORPG are responding in the forum (via Steam):
Helecaraxe writes: “Thank you so much for the game. It was an honor to meet you and the game, and I look forward to playing your new game soon.”
Torac also thanks: “I really enjoyed Gran Skrea. Thank you for all the hard work on the game. I will definitely keep an eye out for your new project.”
Bungus and his friends say goodbye: “I loved this game so much. It’s a shame it never really took off, but at least I managed to convince five of my friends to play with me. It was truly a Gran Skrea time! Thank you for the game and the unwavering support over the years.”
What do you think of the MMORPG? Have you ever played Gran Skrea Online? Are you sad that the game is shutting down, or did you see it coming like some of the fans? What do you think of the developers’ statement? Feel free to leave your comments here at MeinMMO.
Recently, the new expansion End of Dragons was released for Guild Wars 2. The developers have now provided a glimpse into the future of the MMORPG, which looks quite promising. In addition to the return of Living World Season 1, a new expansion and a Steam release are also planned.
What have the developers announced?
In the coming months, adjustments will be made to the game to implement the release on Steam, which is expected to bring a new wave of players to the MMORPG. The release is firmly planned for 2022, although there is not yet a specific date.
The Living World Season 1 will return with 5 episodes throughout the year 2022, finally closing an important gap in the story. The first episode will be released on April 19.
Further maps and story content for the continent Cantha are planned.
At the end of the blog post, the developers revealed that Guild Wars 2 will continue for the long term. Accordingly, the 4th expansion has already been announced, although it is still some way off.
What will happen in the coming weeks in Guild Wars 2? In line with the major announcements regarding the next expansion and the Steam release, the developers have also given an insight into the upcoming updates.
The roadmap shows 7 patches by June 28:
March 15 – Polish build of End of Dragons
March 29 – Super Adventure Festival and polish build of End of Dragons
April 19 – Episode 1 for Season 1 of the Living World and challenge mode for Aetherblade Hideout
June 7 – Dragon Bash Festival and challenge mode for Harvest Temple
June 28 – Balance update and new variant for legendary weapons
In addition to these updates, adjustments are planned for World vs. World and class balance, although there is not yet a specific date for this.
The roadmap for the coming weeks in Guild Wars 2.
Guild Wars 2 triples player count compared to the previous expansion
What do the developers say about End of Dragons? According to ArenaNet leaders, TJ and Colian Johanson, the expansion is said to be a tremendous success:
The blog post states that the active player numbers have tripled in the last two years.
End of Dragons has already sold more frequently than the previous expansion Path of Fire.
This is also one of the reasons why the studio is focusing on the continued development of Guild Wars 2.
Is a new game from ArenaNet coming soon? The blog post also states that communication with the fans of Guild Wars 2 will now be handled by Josh “Grouch” Davis as the new Game Director and Amy Liu as Executive Producer.
The ArenaNet leaders, in turn, will take care of the operation and leadership of the studio at macro level. The fact that ArenaNet is working on new games has been suspected for some time due to job postings:
With update 33 Ascending Tide, the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online has received two additional dungeons. Among them is the dungeon Gram of the Shipbuilder. Here you will learn everything about the mechanics with tips from MeinMMO author MiezeMelli.
What kind of dungeon is this? You can find the Gram of the Shipbuilder in the Rift. You can expect not only the regular 3 bosses but also secret bosses that give you bonuses for the normal boss fights.
This guide describes the mechanics in Veteran Hardmode. The regular veteran mode is significantly easier, and in normal difficulty mode, you can ignore many mechanics. Generally, running around wildly does not provide any advantages against the bosses.
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Important vocabulary you should know for this guide
What is a synergy? A synergy can be activated with X (default binding). This triggers a specific effect. Here, it’s the crystals that summon a secret boss or the flames that you can pick up with the synergy. There are also abilities from allied players that you can synergize. This often activates a positive effect on you or an additional negative effect on the enemy.
What is an execute? This refers to abilities that deal particularly high damage when the target has low health.
What does it mean to spawn? This term comes from English and means “to appear” or “to show up”.
What does the term cleave damage mean? This refers to damage that does not hit just the main target but also additional targets nearby.
What does it mean to rez? To revive a player in the group with a soulstone.
What does Rez-Ulti mean? This term is derived from the ultimate ability of the necromancer class. This ability revives all fallen group members.
What is a taunt? This refers to a skill that taunts the enemy. This causes only the player who cast this skill to be attacked.
What does HM mean? HM stands for hard mode.
What does stacking mean? This means you and your group members stand in the same spot. This allows you to safely receive important buffs that the healer or tank casts on you. The same applies to AoE healing.
What is a K.O. mechanic? Once this mechanic comes into play, the group will die. You must absolutely prevent this.
What does dodging mean? This is the English term for the dodge roll in ESO. By default, you activate it by double-tapping your movement keys W, A, S, and D. However, you can adjust this control in the settings so that you only need to click once.
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How to find secret bosses in the Gram of the Shipbuilder
You will reach the first secret boss when you enter one of the houses. You can always recognize the correct path by the ghost NPCs that will speak with you.
Enter this crumbling house to reach the Secret Boss.You will find this document at a skeleton.
You will reach the room for the secret boss via a hatch to the icy cavern. There you will encounter Vanessa’s ghost again and shortly thereafter the twilight mother “Forgotten Virgin”.
After defeating this boss, you will receive a buff and can leave the room via a portal. You will find a secret boss before each boss. Pay attention to people in spirit form.
Here is an overview of the secret bosses:
Forgotten Virgin – Buff: Protection of the Virgin
Increases your maximum Magicka by 10%. If you have 10% or less health, you cast “Breakout,” which temporarily grants you a shield. “Breakout” has a cooldown of 30 seconds.
Veiled Axe-Swinger – Buff: Veil of the Axe-Swinger
Increases your maximum health by 10%. If you are hit by an attack that destroys at least 50% of your total health, you cast “Veiled,” which increases your healing done by 100% for 5 seconds. “Veiled” has a cooldown of 30 seconds.
Storm-Cursed Sailor – Buff: Curse of the Storm
Increases your maximum stamina by 10%. Your heavy attacks will inflict “Curse of the Storm,” causing you to deal an additional 6,000 lightning damage to your target.
The 1st Boss (Gram of the Shipbuilder) Foreman Bradiggan in ESO
For this boss, you should definitely play in a group composition with a tank, a healer, and two DPS. You will need a lot of healing during certain boss phases.
The mechanics of Foreman Bradiggan:
Add Spawns: at around 80%, 60%, 40%, and 20%, 5 ghosts (horrific seekers) and a ranged attacker spawn. Deal with these adds before continuing with the boss. The ranged attacker (skeleton flame thrower) needs to be interrupted when it uses its fire skill. You can recognize this by the red lines coming from it. If possible, the tank should pull this add (and the others) to the boss.
Flesh Colossus: The Flesh Colossus deals nasty damage. Focus on it to finish it off quickly. During this phase, there is also a harmful area on each group member that needs to be healed strongly. These areas should not overlap, so don’t stack with anyone else.
Soul Bomb: With this mechanic, an area appears on one group member. To minimize damage, you need to stack with exactly one other group member. No more than that should be in the area.
Stunning Fear: AoE areas charge from the boss, which move quickly away from the boss once they are fully filled. You can avoid these areas if you are close to the boss. Alternatively, you can also dodge in other ways, but usually, that’s only possible if you are farther away from the boss.
Completing this boss in Veteran HM grants you the achievement: Collective Stabbing.
How to obtain the achievement “Short Route”
I strongly recommend not doing this achievement in hard mode.
In just one add phase, each player must pull the horrific seekers individually to one of the four tombstones located at the edge of the battle scene. Then you must kill them. You can tell if you succeeded by seeing if the raven leaves the tombstone and flies away.
The 2nd Boss Nazaray (Gram of the Shipbuilder) in ESO
For this boss, a fixed group composition is also important. The tank will occasionally need strong healing. You will also require high DPS at times to avoid a K.O. mechanic.
The mechanics of Nazaray:
Unrestrained Kinship: Four “kin spirits” will appear. You must defeat two of them within a short time, or else they will leave behind a large AoE that will surely kill you. If you prevent two of these areas, one area will remain free for you.
Slurper: This enemy deals heavy damage to the tank. The DPS should therefore focus on it.
Tormenting Thunderbranch: The slurper casts this AoE, from which you should quickly move away.
Numerous AoE areas: You must always move away from these areas. Blocking or dodging is too unreliable.
Boss Shield: Nazaray will create areas that emit blue smoke. These temporarily grant the boss a shield. The tank should always move the boss out of these areas.
The Final Boss Captain Numirril (Gram of the Shipbuilder) in ESO
This boss requires self-healing from the DPS, focus damage on the adds, and kiting from the group members.
Here are the mechanics of Numirril:
Surging: The boss creates multiple AoE areas that you must dodge consecutively, and they will follow you.
Drowned Colossus: Focus on this add.
Pursue: With this mechanic, the colossus charges at a random player and inflicts cone-shaped damage: You need to dodge this.
Drowned Corpse: You must interrupt these adds. They cannot be pulled by the tank, so you will need to move across the platform to kill them.
Drowned Corpse, Wave: This AoE moves in a straight line. It causes you to stagger and interrupts you when standing in it, inflicting damage.
Drowned Corpse, Throw: These adds leave many poison fields behind, so you should always take them down a notch. After a while, these fields explode.
Completing the HM grants you the following achievements and items:
Victorious of the Gram of the Shipbuilder (Achievement)
Conqueror of the Gram of the Shipbuilder (Achievement)
Set Sail! (Achievement)
Without Spiritual Support (Achievement)
Body Paint of the Abyssal Embrace (Collection: Body Paint)
Trophy: Nazaray (Collection: Undaunted Trophies)
Statue: Nazaray (Collection: Undaunted Busts)
More Achievements in the Gram of the Shipbuilder
There are still several achievements for other actions in the dungeon. Usually, the normal veteran mode suffices without hard mode.
How to get the achievement “Wet to the Gills Safe”
You must stand in the wave that spawns a drowned corpse or even go with it. If you are drenched three times, you will receive the achievement. This requires a healer who heals you consistently.
How to get the achievement “Safe Harbor”
This can be done in the regular veteran mode. You must defeat the final boss at the moment when there are fewer than 10 Galleons in the arena. The Galleons are the poison areas left by the drowned corpses.
How to get the achievement “Last Blessing”
For this achievement, you must face the three secret bosses and thereby receive the respective buff.
If you are interested in more about ESO, you might be interested in this:
How to get the achievement “Challenger of the Gram of the Shipbuilder”
Complete the following achievements:
Conqueror of the Gram of the Shipbuilder
Set Sail!
Clear Ship
Shipyard Sprint
How to get the achievement “Maormer Slayer”
This achievement can be done in veteran mode without hard mode. You will need several runs for this, as you must defeat a total of 200 Maormer. You probably won’t encounter that many Maormer in a single run.
How to get the achievement “Slurper Slayer”
This achievement can be done in veteran mode without hard mode. You will need several runs for this, as you must defeat a total of 50 Slurpers. You probably won’t encounter that many Slurpers in a single run.
How to get the achievement “Shipyard Sprint”
This achievement can be done in veteran mode without hard mode. Complete the dungeon within 25 minutes.
How to get the achievement “Clear Ship”
This achievement can be done in veteran mode without hard mode. No group member may die throughout the entire run.
How to get the achievement “No Regrets”
This is the Triple – Veteran HM, Speedrun, No Death. The reward is the title: Buccaneer.
Have you checked out the new dungeon yet? Do you like it, or are you starting to feel like the ceiling is closing in on you in the Gram of the Shipbuilder? Then check out our ESO Event Ticker. Maybe there are also some other interesting things to do in ESO.
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In World of Warcraft the double Legendary items are unlocked. We reveal what you need to know – and how it works.
With the completion of the campaign in Zereth Mortis this week, Azeroth’s heroes unlock a new feature: double Legendaries. But how does the feature actually work? Which legendary items can be combined? Is it account-wide?
The most important points at a glance:
Every character can wear two legendary items.
Only a specific Legendary can be the second one.
You will receive a legendary belt as a gift at the end of the quest.
You can channel the legendary effect onto other items apart from a belt.
How to unlock double Legendaries?
It’s quite simple. You just need to complete the current covenant campaign from Patch 9.2 up to the last mission “A New Beginning.” This questline rewards you with a legendary belt at the end, which automatically acts as your second Legendary.
The questline can be completed starting March 23, 2022 – right after the weekly maintenance.
What can the legendary belt do? The cool thing about the legendary belt and the “Unity” effect is that it always matches your current covenant. So if you switch covenants, the belt changes its effect too. Thus, every class has several potential legendary effects, and the covenant switch can be done at will.
Is the unlocking account-wide? The answer is clearly “maybe”. Essentially, the unlocking of the belt is individual for each of your characters. However, the power “Unity” attached to the belt is tied to reputation with the Enlightened and can be unlocked account-wide there.
If you have been diligently playing in Zereth Mortis so far and have at least done your weekly tasks, you should already have a respectful reputation with the Enlightened or be close to it.
This is important because only with a respectful reputation do you unlock the legendary power “Unity” as an account-wide legendary power. You can purchase the “Unity” power from the Rares trader in Zereth Mortis as soon as you gain respectful reputation and complete the campaign. After that, your alts can also benefit from the double Legendaries – without ever having set foot in Zereth Mortis.
Once the campaign is completed, you can buy the legendary power – if you have the reputation.
These alts will then naturally need to use a legendary raw item to craft the Unity Legendary.
Alternatively, they can also complete the questline in Zereth Mortis and thus get the legendary belt at item level 265 for free.
Can you combine all Legendaries with each other? No, that is not possible. Although you can wear two legendary items, you are limited to one “free” Legendary. The second must inevitably always be “Unity”. You can freely choose the other Legendary. If you already have a legendary item, you can now just combine the belt with the “Unity” effect of the chosen covenant.
Can you upgrade the belt? No, that is not possible. The quest reward belt is limited to level 265.
However, you can simply craft another Legendary to replace the belt. This is also quite easy to do, as the legendary power “Unity” can be transferred to all armor slots. You can thus freely choose which slot you wish to fill with the Unity effect.
Ideally, you should take a slot that is not occupied by your other Legendary or a potential tier set piece. For many classes, rings are particularly suitable options.
Are you looking forward to double Legendary items? Or is this still far-off future music for you?
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The new MMORPG Lost Ark has been incredibly successful in recent weeks. Unfortunately, this also brings along problems. One of the biggest is the number of bots that just doesn’t seem to stop. We at MeinMMO summarize.
What is the situation in Lost Ark? The game had an extremely strong launch and was able to attract over 1.3 million fans concurrently into the MMORPG. Even weeks later, Lost Ark still makes a good impression, but is facing problems.
However, following the one million banned bots, if some players on reddit are to be believed, more than two million new ones appeared. The exact numbers are mere speculation, but it is certain that Lost Ark is currently being overrun by bots.
The situation is getting worse: Initially, only the starting areas were massively affected by the bot problem, which led to it not being properly acknowledged in the community. Many forum users and subreddit members are already in the endgame and thus have not noticed bots for a long time.
Now, however, more and more bots are also reaching level 50 and farming there in the Chaos Dungeons, where valuable upgrade materials can be obtained, which you need to improve your equipment.
This is already reflected in the price of the materials, as the upgrade materials for the first tier have significantly decreased in price. This is not only due to the bots, as more and more real players are reaching T1 and higher, but it is still quite possible that the bots are affecting these prices as well.
Scenes like this are not uncommon but everyday life in Lost Ark:
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Why are they so annoying? It has several reasons. On the one hand, the area chat is practically unusable due to a multitude of bots. The automated chat logs spam the areas completely with dubious gold offers. A normal exchange between players often becomes difficult.
On the other hand, the sheer number of bots has made it harder and more annoying to play new characters up to level 50. This is especially discouraging for completely new players. Often, one has to duel with bots over specific monsters needed for quest completions.
These duels are usually lost, as the bots often also use some sort of speed or teleport hack. The experience for new players suffers tremendously due to the bots.
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What is annoying in the endgame? As many of the automated characters have now also reached the endgame, the farce does not stop as soon as you reach Vern. On the contrary, it gets even worse. Because in the endgame of Lost Ark, group content is relevant.
Many players report on the subreddit that they have been automatically matched with bots who turn out to be useless allies in raids. Even in chaos dungeons, you often get bots in your team when you play them through automatic matchmaking.
Bots have thus been a problem in Lost Ark since release, but since they have reached the endgame, the situation has completely escalated and makes life difficult for many fans in Arkesia.
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“Every new player will immediately quit”
How does the community react? It varies greatly and ranges from one extreme to another. While many fans are very upset about the bots, some try to just take it with humor. Some even look for creative ways to trap these bots.
But even if jokes are made and a lot of sarcasm is present, the situation is difficult for all players who want to spend time in this MMORPG regularly. Many are also bothered by Amazon’s response, which, besides the massive ban wave, seems to have done little against the bots so far (via reddit).
The user rigsta writes: “I can’t even imagine how the experience feels for new players. […] In the starting areas, there are now undoubtedly more bots than real players.”
Also TheKingsDM is disappointed: “I’m currently leveling a new character with my son, and we have to constantly contend with teleporting berserkers over quests. It’s so stupid, every new player will immediately quit.”
KingCPB writes: “The bot situation is getting worse. Some are already appearing in raids and PvP matches. Once bots reach ranked PvP matches, the game will lose the entire PvP community.”
How does Amazon react? There are always smaller and larger ban waves from Amazon. Furthermore, they have already removed some gold sources from the early game in an update in the hope of taking away the incentive for bots to bot at all.
They promise to continue working on the problem, to combat the bots, and to develop further tactics.
What do you think about the whole situation? Are you still playing Lost Ark, and if so, what do you say about the bots in the endgame? Feel free to write it to us in the comments here on MeinMMO.
Destiny 2 once retired some of the best weapons because they were too strong. This included many Guardian favorite weapons. But instead of mourning, players are simply crafting improved versions of their favorites through the new weapon crafting in Witch Queen. MeinMMO tells you how to craft the fastest bow in Destiny 2 now.
For a month now, players have been able to try the content of the latest DLC “The Witch Queen.” In addition to a fresh campaign that brought an amazing story to the game, players can also create their own weapons and modify them.
So there’s enough time to earn all the necessary materials for weapon crafting and the last resonance weapons from the Urquell activity with moderate time investment.
Why did it take so long? In the Urquell activity, the needed resonance weapons for obtaining a weapon blueprint go through a 4-day rotation. This means you have to wait a few days until the desired weapon is available again. Additionally, you also need some luck, as the weapons must drop as resonance weapons.
Day 1 (Attack): Arc Automatic Rifle “Come to Pass”
Day 2 (Defense): Arc Grenade Launcher “Tarnation”
Day 3 (Attack): Kinetic Bow “Fel Taradiddle”
Day 4 (Defense): Void Sniper Rifle “Father’s Sins”
Besides the automatic rifle “Come to Pass,” especially the bow “Fel Taradiddle” is becoming increasingly popular among players, and for good reason.
After initially getting the desired weapons, players have started to shape them in the Enclave on Mars and experiment with crafting. Thanks to the new weapon crafting, a shaped weapon can be reshaped repeatedly until you are satisfied with it. This way, it’s also possible to bring the properties very close to, or even exceed, the previous best attributes of personal favorite weapons.
In our guide, you will find everything you need to know about weapon crafting in Destiny 2:
Player crafts improved version of the once fastest bow
This is exactly what Destiny 2 player TheSoulChainer did and then posted a video on reddit showing his shaped version of the kinetic bow “Fel Taradiddle” and writes: “I optimized [the bow] for SPEED and I’m sure other ‘speed enthusiasts’ will appreciate this.”
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Shooter’s Tempo: Draw time decreases after each precision hit.
Successful Warm-up: Each kill increases charge and draw speed.
Additionally, it combines with the mod “Handlaid Stock.”
Note: In order to utilize the improved perks on your new bow, the weapon must have level 20. So you’ll need to play with it for a while before you can use the perks.
“This is not a bow, this is a machine gun,” comments player “TrueComplaint8847” under the post on reddit. And indeed, this combination makes the new kinetic bow from Savathun’s Throne World even faster than the previous fastest bow “The Stringer.”
The “The Stringer” had to be earned through a painfully long quest in Gambit. But once you got it, you could use the perk “Gambit of the Shooter” to fire arrows at a massive draw speed bonus (3x speed) for a short time (7 seconds) after landing precision hits from the hip.
At that time, it was considered the best legendary bow in the game. The bow only took about 0.2 seconds (instead of 0.617) to fully draw and fire again when used optimally. A dream for fans of this weapon type.
However, after sunsetting, this bow could not be used anymore, as it could no longer be infused.
What does the term “sunsetting” mean in Destiny 2? Sunsetting is the most hated feature Destiny 2 ever had. The term was coined by Bungie when the developer announced it would remove weapons from the game when they had reached their peak “in the sun.” This was supposed to ensure that these powerful weapons would eventually fall out of the endgame meta automatically. It was basically a retirement for too powerful weapons that no player wanted to put down voluntarily.
But the community hated it, and thus Bungie rolled back sunsetting in 2021. However, by that time, several strong weapons had already fallen victim to sunsetting, such as the Spyglass, the Summit, or the now recreated Gambit Bow “The Stringer.”
If you want a bow that shoots almost faster than a machine gun, you should definitely try this perk combination for “Fel Taradiddle.” Especially since bows are also supported by artifacts in Season 16 and are strong against champions.
What do you think about the bow? Are you fans of this weapon type? Or have you crafted another perfect weapon for you? If you’re still experimenting with what makes a good combination for your favorite weapon, let us know your ideas in the comments.
By the way: With today’s update, you will be able to reshape your weapons more often in the future, as the previously set artificial caps for weapon crafting materials will be increased.
Since Season 2 of Fortnite was released, many players have had time to extensively test the new weapons. That’s why we show you the 5 best weapons in Season 2 that you should definitely use.
Where do the weapon info come from? The information about the weapon stats is based on the available values that can be seen in the inventory from the weapon menu. Therefore, we have created a self-made map and compiled all weapon values for you in Creative mode.
In this top list, I will compile everything and additionally include my own experience to show you which weapons are sure to bring you an epic victory.
About the author: My name is Christos, I am a freelance writer at MeinMMO and actively involved in the fields of Fortnite and Destiny. After more than 3,000 playing hours and numerous seasons in Fortnite that I have actively experienced, I can form a well-founded judgment about what matters in a weapon in Fortnite and which weapons are most likely to prevail this season.
These are the best weapons in Fortnite Season 2 Chapter 3
When it comes to weapons in Fortnite, good handling and high damage are usually crucial. Since every second in a fight could mean the end, the special function of each weapon is also not overlooked. Currently, the following weapons stand out:
Drum Shotgun
Combat SMG
Infrared Assault Rifle with Scope
Shadow Tracker
Storm Scout Sniper Rifle
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Drum Shotgun
An automatic shotgun
What makes the weapon strong? The weapon impresses with its high fire rate and moderate damage. You can easily hold down the trigger until your opponent is torn to shreds with 12 shots. This weapon is especially worthwhile for players who like to play aggressively.
Important information about the weapon:
Damage: ranges from 57.6 – 69.6 (depending on quality)
Reload rate: takes 35.8 – 3.15 seconds (depending on quality)
Magazine size: 12 rounds
Where can you find it?Where can you find it: Everywhere on the map, in chests, on the ground, and at vending machines.
Pro
High fire rate
Can perform well at short and medium range
Accurate when aiming and high damage
Contra
Long reload time
Very inaccurate when firing from the hip
Combat SMG
Unreleased SMG
What makes the weapon strong? This SMG resembles a hybrid between an MP and an assault rifle. With its combination, you can perform very well at both short and long distances. With its moderate rate of fire, you can even outperform assault rifle players.
Important information about the weapon:
Damage: ranges from 20.0 – 24.0 (depending on quality)
Reload rate: takes 2.6 – 2.2 seconds (depending on quality)
Magazine size: 32 rounds
Where can you find it: Everywhere on the map, in chests, on the ground, and at vending machines
Pro
Fires rounds quickly in succession
High range
Large magazine
Contra
Slow reload
Infrared Assault Rifle with Scope
A cool assault rifle
What makes the weapon special? The infrared assault rifle is like a sniper but fires like an assault rifle. With this rifle, you can spot opponents from any distance as the scope highlights them.
Important information about the weapon:
Damage: ranges from 29 – 31 (depending on quality)
Reload rate: takes 2.2 – 2.1 seconds (depending on quality)
Magazine size: 15 rounds
Where can you find it: Everywhere on the map, in chests, on the ground, and at vending machines
Pro
Optimal for medium and long distances
High damage with precision shots
Highlights opponents through scope
Contra
Slow reload
Does not have a fully automatic firing mode
Shadow Tracker
The exotic pistol – Shadow Tracker
What makes the weapon special? With this small pistol, you can eliminate opponents with quick but precise shots. You can mark your opponents with hits so that your teammates can track them as well.
Important information about the weapon:
Damage: amounts to 29
Reload rate: takes 1.26
Magazine size: 16 rounds
Where can you find it: One of the teddy bear skins in Camp Cuddle sells this pistol for 400 gold bars.
Pro
Fast reload rate
High damage with accuracy
Large magazine
Marks enemies visibly on hits
Contra
Expensive and rare to acquire
Storm Scout Sniper Rifle
A crazy sniper
What makes the weapon special? This is a multifunctional sniper. You can snipe enemies from a distance but also keep an eye on the storm. The sniper always shows you the next location of the storm eye before it is visible to other players.
Important information about the weapon:
Damage: amounts to 90.0 (depending on quality)
Reload rate: takes 2.6 seconds (depending on quality)
Magazine size: 6 rounds
Where can you find it: You can find this useful sniper on the new map at Sanctuary. It is sold for 500 gold bars by Foundation, the leader of the Seven.
Pro
Fast reload rate for a sniper
High damage with accuracy
Large magazine – missed shots can be forgiven
Shows you the next storm eye
Contra
Sight can be distracting
Expensive and rare
Fortnite has much more good weapons to offer, but these 5 are certainly among the best guns in Season 2 that will definitely give you an epic victory. Furthermore, glowstick grenades can also be perfectly taken into the inventory to burn opponents’ cover.
Note: This list is a compilation of the weapons that I and many others declare as the “currently best” – but that doesn’t necessarily have to apply to you. As always, it ultimately depends on personal taste, individual preferences, and simply whether you can handle the respective weapon or not.
Just because many people think they are good or the stats are top, it does not automatically mean that you will handle them well enough for them to perform strongly for you.
If you have other weapons in mind that are not listed here, feel free to tell us about them in the comments.
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There are now many game subscriptions like the Xbox Game Pass. It can be easy to lose track. A website from Germany helps you see which games you don’t have to buy directly – or which ones you might already own.
What kind of website is this?DontBuy.Games is operated by Fabian Vowie from Fulda. The website checks which games you can get in which of the many game subscriptions.
Which subscriptions are we talking about here? Game subscriptions are services from providers where you can gain access to all kinds of video games. They differ in price, scope, and platform, depending on the provider.
The Xbox Game Pass is likely the most well-known game subscription. The service costs a monthly fee and provides you with free access to games, including new releases like Halo Infinite or the acclaimed Total War: Warhammer 3.
Other providers like Ubisoft with Ubisoft+ and EA with EA Play and EA Play Pro have also entered the market with their own subscriptions. Don’t Buy Games compares the offers and lists where you can play which games. The website includes the following subscriptions and services:
Xbox Game Pass (incl. PC Pass and Ultimate)
EA Play and EA Play Pro
PlayStation Now
Ubisoft+
Xbox Cloud Gaming
Stadia Pro
What benefit do I get from the site? You can directly check via the site search whether the title you are looking for is included in any of the offers. This way, you can potentially save money if you would otherwise buy a game new, even though you have a corresponding subscription.
Moreover, a subscription is usually cheaper than an AAA title, so you can decide to “test” for less money first. Currently, 1,519 games are listed that you can play without having to buy them separately.
The service is still in beta, so the offering will likely expand. However, you can also use the website to see which games you could potentially play.
New games like Halo Infinite often land directly in the respective subscriptions at release:
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Discover games you already have without knowing it
How to use Don’t Buy Games: Through the search you can directly find titles and corresponding subscriptions in which they are included. The website then shows you on which platform and with which service you can play the respective game.
If you own one or more subscriptions, Don’t Buy Games offers another feature: the discovery. Here you can set filters for which platform and which service you have and what games you are looking for.
With additional settings, you can even choose game modes like single-player, coop, or battle royale, and filter by specific genres like strategy, sports, or shooter. This way, you can easily discover new games in the subscriptions you have, or decide which subscription is worth it for you.
With various filters, you can choose which subscriptions you own or which ones may interest you.
While you can also view corresponding lists on the providers’ sites, with Don’t Buy Games you can find everything at a glance. Especially if you play on different consoles or platforms, it is easier to keep track.
If you have no idea what to play, the website even offers a “random” button. If you click it, a random game from the offerings will be displayed along with platforms and subscriptions in which it is included.
When searching for new games, we can also assist you. With Find Your Next Game, we regularly present new games or hidden gems that you might not be aware of, but are definitely worth your time. The next FYNG starts in April 2022, but the event takes place more frequently on MeinMMO, GameStar, and GamePro:
In Pokémon GO, the Shadow Jungle event started today, on March 22. You can find thematic limited research and various event quests in the game. We at MeinMMO will show you which monsters are truly worth it.
What kind of research is it about? With the start of the Shadow Jungle event, Niantic has provided you with a series of research tasks in the game that you can find or complete throughout the event period.
This includes, among other things, a limited research, as well as 6 new field research tasks. Below, we show you which tasks and rewards you can expect and tell you which quest is particularly worth it.
Tip: All Pokémon that you can encounter in their shiny form with a bit of luck are marked with an (*).
The limited research for the Shadow Jungle event
During the entire event period, you will find a limited research in the “Today” view of your game. This is thematically oriented to the Shadow Jungle event and revolves around plant Pokémon.
As you are used to from other limited researches, you must complete this during the event and also collect your rewards. At the end of the event on March 29, 2022, at 8:00 PM local time, the tasks and rewards will also disappear.
This also applies to rewards that have already been completed but not yet collected. So don’t forget. The following tasks and rewards await you in the limited research of the Shadow Jungle event:
Limited Research Shadow Jungle Event 1/4
Task
Reward
Walk 1 km
10 Pokéballs
Catch 10 Pokémon
5 Razz Berries
Use 5 berries when catching Pokémon
5 Nanab Berries
Stage Reward: If you complete all three tasks, you will also receive 5 Nanab Berries, 500 XP, and an encounter with Kinoso (Sonnenform).
Limited Research Shadow Jungle Event 2/4
Task
Reward
Walk 1 km
10 Pokéballs
Catch 5 Pokémon of the plant type
Encounter with Endivie*
Use 10 berries when catching Pokémon
Encounter with Knofensa*
Stage Reward: If you completed all three tasks, you will also receive 5 Razz Berries, 1,000 XP, and an encounter with Duflor.
Limited Research Shadow Jungle Event 3/4
Task
Reward
Walk 1 km
10 Pokéballs
Catch 10 Pokémon of the plant type
Encounter with Tarnpignon
Use 15 berries when catching Pokémon
Encounter with Knilz
Stage Reward: If you completed all three tasks, you will also receive 5 Nanab Berries, 1,500 XP, and an encounter with Paras*.
Limited Research Shadow Jungle Event 4/4
Task
Reward
Walk 1 km
10 Pokéballs
Feed your buddy 3 candies
Encounter with Sonnkern*
Catch 7 different types of plant Pokémon
Encounter with Igamaro
Stage Reward: If you completed all three tasks, you will also receive a Moss Module, 2,000 XP, and an encounter with Imantis.
6 new event quests for the Shadow Jungle event
In addition to the limited research, you can find 6 special event quests at PokéStops during the Shadow Jungle event. These will be stored in your “Field” view after spinning the photo disc, which you can access by clicking on the binoculars.
You can recognize the event tasks by the separate notice “Event” that adorns the bottom of the tasks. You have unlimited time to complete the tasks, as always. You can look forward to the following tasks and rewards:
Task
Reward
Catch 5 Pokémon of the plant type
Encounter with Owei* Sonnkern* Samurzel* Kastadur*
Catch 5 different types of plant Pokémon
Encounter with Waumboll*
Use 3 berries when catching Pokémon
Encounter with Raupy* Waumpel*
Use 10 berries when catching Pokémon
Encounter with Imantis
Use 15 berries when catching Pokémon
Encounter with Paras* Parasek
Walk 1 km
3 Razz Berries 2 Nanab Berries
Which Pokémon are particularly worth it?
The monsters from the research are not particularly strong. However, you should not overlook two Pokémon: Paras and its evolution Parasek. Both Pokémon are from the first generation of games and belong to the types Bug and Plant.
Although these two monsters are not particularly strong either, catching them can be really worthwhile for you. Paras and Parasek are among the 22 Pokémon that give you a Stardust bonus.
Depending on whether you catch Paras and Parasek with or without a Stardust item, they give you the following amounts of Stardust:
Pokémon
without Stardust item
with Stardust item
Paras
500
750
Parasek
700
1.050
So you definitely should not miss out on this. Completing the task should be no problem and thus be done quickly. It’s best to collect several of these tasks and complete them one after the other later. This way, you save precious Stardust items.
By the way: For catching Knilz and Tarnpignon, which you encounter in the limited research, you also receive 500 Stardust without a Stardust item and 750 Stardust with a Stardust item.
In addition to Paras and Parasek, the tasks surrounding Imantis and Waumboll are also worthwhile. Imantis is appearing in the game for the first time. So if you can’t get enough of the new plant Pokémon, you have the opportunity to obtain more specimens through the quests.
Imantis can evolve into Mantidea. You can recognize it by its small, pink to pinkish body, leaf-like arms, and green decorations on its head.
Imantis and its evolution Mantidea
The plant and fairy Pokémon Waumboll has been in the game for a while, but it is available in its shiny form for the first time. The field research offers you an additional chance to encounter a shiny Waumboll. Furthermore, you have more opportunities to catch it during the spotlight weekend on March 26 and 27.
You can identify shiny Waumboll by its white-yellow body and the orange decorations on the sides of its head.
Waumboll and its evolution Elfun normal (left) and as shiny (right)
Which research tasks are you definitely not going to miss? Will you try to farm as much stardust as possible with Paras and Parasek? Or do you find the rewards rather lame this time? Feel free to write us your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers.
By the way, with the start of the Shadow Jungle event, the new special research on Akala has also been unlocked. We will show you all tasks and rewards for it.
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The hype in the Call of Duty community should actually be enormous. The popular musician Snoop Dogg is receiving his own bundle, allowing players to wear a skin that resembles the rapper. However, the pricing policy particularly confuses players of “CoD: Mobile.” MeinMMO explains why the community is angry.
Why are the players upset? Snoop Dogg is one of the biggest and most well-known musicians of our time. Fans of the superstar can now look forward to seeing the rapper in the games Call of Duty: Vanguard, Call of Duty: Mobile, and Call of Duty: Warzone.
However, the joy is not universal. Many players are expressing their frustration on Reddit and Twitter about the differing pricing policies across various platforms. The CoD Mobile community is particularly affected.
The problem with the bundle is that Warzone and Vanguard players can easily purchase it, while in CoD Mobile a so-called “Lucky Draw” is required.
Mobile players therefore not only require a cash investment to roam the maps in CoD as Snoop Dogg. A bit of luck is also needed to obtain the desired content.
Step into the role of Snoop Dogg in Call of Duty Warzone and Vanguard
Details about the “Snoop Dogg Operator Bundle” and the Lucky Draw
How to get the bundle: The first opportunity to roam the CoD maps as Snoop Dogg will be on April 1, 2022, in Season 3 of Call of Duty: Mobile. MeinMMO shows you when and how to obtain the bundle on which platform.
CoD Mobile: Available through: Special Lucky Draw; available from: April 1, 2022, Season 3
CoD Warzone and Vanguard: Available through: “Snoop Dogg Operator Bundle”; available from: April 19, 2022
What is a Lucky Draw? A “Lucky Draw” is the random selection of an item in Call of Duty: Mobile. The system is similar to a spin-the-wheel mechanism. You “spin” the wheel and the game randomly determines which item you receive.
You must purchase a spin of the “Lucky Draw.” The price doubles after each spin. After a maximum of ten spins, you will receive all items.
The calculated price of a content item can exceed one hundred euros depending on the package if a player needs all ten spins for the desired item.
The Snoop Dogg Operator Bundle will stand out on the “Call of Duty” maps
What is included in the “Snoop Dogg Operator Bundle”? The new “Snoop Dogg” bundle from Call of Duty includes various contents depending on the platform.
In CoD Mobile, Snoop Dogg receives an outfit reportedly embroidered from head to toe with 24 karat gold. Additionally, Activision grants him a “Signature Weapon.” This will be a rapidly firing legendary SMG adorned with gold and diamonds.
Furthermore, the aforementioned legendary SMG will have a death effect. This triggers a mini-concert where enemies are illuminated by spotlights. The already conspicuous SMG is said to become even more prominent when players achieve eliminations with it, according to Activision.
In Warzone and Vanguard, the “Snoop Dogg Operator Bundle” contains ten different items. Three of these items are exclusive to Vanguard. In addition to the 10 contents, there is also an “Operator Progression Track” with 20 levels of operator progress available.
The 20 levels of the track include weapon XP for Snoop Dogg’s preferred weapon from Vanguard, three alternative outfits, and other cosmetic items.
Snoop Dogg is undoubtedly a polarizing figure. After the rapper was already seen in Call of Duty: Ghosts, he returns to the popular franchise.
In addition to Snoop Dogg, we have already seen numerous other famous faces in various video games. World-renowned actors, iconic athletes, or legendary musicians – they all increasingly interact with the world of gaming.
Who would you like to see as a playable character, skin, or main actor in your favorite games?
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The legendary developers Ken and Roberta Williams once founded the company Sierra. After 20 years, they want to develop a game again. It is a remake of a true classic of computer games. Read the full story here on MeinMMO.
Who are Ken and Roberta Williams? Ken and Roberta Williams are a legendary game designer couple. They became famous through their company Sierra On-Line, which they founded in 1982. At that time, Sierra was one of the big game manufacturers.
Legendary games like the series around King’s Quest, Gabriel Knight, and the risqué Leisure Suit Larry came from Sierra. However, around the turn of the millennium, Sierra fell into trouble and was first sold to Vivendi and then to Activision-Blizzard.
In 2008, the company was dissolved, but the Sierra brand still exists at Activision-Blizzard. The Williams couple had already left the company in 1999. Nevertheless, the two are making waves again after more than 20 years away from the industry. They want to develop a game called Colossal Cave 3D Adventure.
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After more than 20 years, a game from the legendary developers is coming back
What kind of game is it? Colossal Cave 3D Adventure is a remake of an ancient classic of video games. It was first released in 1976 and was then a pure text game. Through text input, players explored a dark cave, encountering all sorts of dangers, but also funny events, including a meeting with a bear, trolls, and even pirates.
The version by Roberta and Ken Williams is meant to be a remake of this classic. This time, however, with graphics, the powerful Unity engine, and over 140 locations that you can explore in the vast cave.
Why are they starting again now? In a statement to the site PCGamer, Roberta Williams describes the return to the business as follows:
Ken and I were locked down like everyone else. Ken was bored and I suggested that we write a book about Sierra. The process of writing brought back long-forgotten memories, which led to Ken deciding to learn [the engine] Unity and develop a game.
We had no interest in starting another company. We just wanted to do something fun, and I had the idea to pay homage to the game that inspired our company and changed our lives.
This game, according to Roberta Williams, was indeed that Colossal Cave Adventure. To this, Ken Williams adds the following:
I was looking for something interesting to program when Roberta suggested Colossal Cave. Roberta set to work adapting the game to 3D, and I assembled a team. As we delved deeper into the game mechanics, we discovered further layers of complexity that explain why the game was such a phenomenon in the industry back then.
It has action elements, humor, a scoring system, adventure elements, interesting characters, a huge world to explore, and much more. This is truly a game that will excite a new generation, and it is 100% different from anything I have seen on the market so far.
Furthermore, the new Colossal Cave is also supposed to support VR and provide a unique immersion experience. The game is expected to be released in fall 2022.
